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psvsr published He YVES . member Of fhs American
Lemon OF Henor He leaves 8 widow and tive children
DAVID DREAMER.

BALTIMORE, April tspeciab. --David Creamer died
hore last night age seventyavA He voted for John O.
Fremont for President in 1885, and often told with much
amusement how had his costas cut OF ct that cleo
ton because OF his political opinions He was for many
years extensively engaged In the lumber business IN
Baltimore At ono time Mr. Creamer was Editor OF
Tho Methodist Monument lie was the author OF
Methodist Hymnology." and one OF the
National Committee who revised tho Methodist
HYMN Book During the term of President Hayes and
until the present Administration Mr. Crcamer nlled an
important position In the Post Office Department. ~
Washington He was one Of the coroners jury that In
vestgated the killing Of the Massachusetts, soldiers on
the memorable April TO- 1851. In Baltimore.
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THE MAYFLowER NOT SOLD.

BOSTON, April 5Ihe Globe says that there have been
countless rumors flying about TO the effect that the May
flower has been sold TO Dr. j. C. Barron, OF New York
General Payne said this afternoon TO The GLOBE represen
tatiye: have neither seen heard anything from
Dr. Barron directly indirectly in regard to the sale OF
the May since about the sh OF January when tue
negotiations between were broken oil There Is no
foundation for the stories that are flying about
(For other Yachting 1yers Ninth ana Eerenh iugeG)
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WILLIAM STREET HARVEY.

william Street Harvey the welknown journalist and
writer who died at his house. No. % Orangest, Brook
lyn on Friday evening. was born In London Decem
Der l. 1884. He studied at Oxford intending become
a clergyman. At the time Of his graduation. however,
his interest changed and no became writer for the
press After teaching school In Birmingham he to
this country In 1865 and took partial charge OF The
ISanciseo Ners Letter While he was In California he
met the Rev, DIT Talmage, who was ON lecture tour
few years later he TO Brooklyn where he lived
until his death. and became editorial writer and book
reviewer for The Eagle lie was An able and graceful
writer and authority on English literature and the0-
logical matters In 1881 he prepared q book entitled
"Six Modern Humorists," which Tor some reason was
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EFFECT ON THE IRON TRADE.

PI1rspURG, April tspeciab.-A dispatch from stcu-
benvile. Ohio tonight Is to the effect that the Junction
Iron Works at Mngo shut down this afternoon because
Of the inability TO secure satisfactory freight
rates from the Pennsylvania company under
the new law. One hundred and fifty men are
thrown out OF employment For several days past tho
sheet department OF Everson, Hammond & Orr's iron
mill In this city has been closed down This firm had
with It's fulilmcnt
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For Good Purposes.


Mrs NJ A. pauphin Of Philadelphia Is well known to tns
ladies' that city great good she has by
OF LYDIA E. Pinnhsm's Vegetable Compound. She vxra
MIRA Pukham Of recent interesting "a young
RED lady suffering With of Prnnps
and Ccerauon She commenced taking tho Compound and
in two months sl,y restored proof Of
found herself in Interesting condition Innuennid W
foolish friends she attempted evadc the
maternity After ten twelve days she to again
indeed alarming state and suersi ns
riby. gave tablespoonful Of the Compound svsy
hour for egt hours fell asec She awoks mma -
sved and evidently better She continued taking rns CSu
pound and in due she became the moher OF sns
healthy boy Iut for the timely uso of tho mscss sas ~
loves her Life would have besniost"
Yesr Drussiss has the Compound 81 per bans.
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GOVERNOR wETMORRMA DE I'LL.

PROVIDENCE r. l.. April Ex-Governor wetmore was
seized with ainng ut this afternoon caused by taking
internally medicine intended for external application.
He rallied under medical care and nothing serious
"a feared,
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

nm <rsrus HotstGenera John A. Haderman, formerly
u Minister to Slams the Rev Dr. Thomas H. Skinner OF
Chicago and Christopher l. Magee OF Pilis1urs hotss
Hotsi-John b. Drake Of Chicago: Buekfnsham Hotel
Professor Simon Newcomb. Of Washington ST. James
Hofe-Norman Mack of Buffalo, and Charles r. Ch0uteau
OF St LOUIS. .Gfsey HousePaymaster T. g ThomRson
U. T. Navy Murray II i'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. f. H.
Parker, U. 5. Navy.
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ESCAPING FROM JAIL AT EASTOy.

EAsroS. Penn. April tspeeiab. James Butler and
william Rafferty, prisoners in the County Jail. went TO
Amos Belrs who is attending gate leading from the
during the progress Of work in the yard and
told him that they to bring In heavy plank from
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ELECTIONS IN PATERSON AND PAssAIo

Patsrson N. j. tomorrow win elect Mayor for two years.
tvs members Of the Board Of Assessor one Alderman and
one School nom each OF the wards
Froehoders from the First wsra For
Mayer he Republicans have rspomipated Charles D.
WITH and confidently expect 70 eelect him. The Democrats
lsahsesn was sseefsd b sxna Nathan Bsrnsr, mill
poe4 bat 1 csq1s4y vi u the two partise dkussd both
Ia h Withdrsv non The TIE Labor then
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INCOMING STEI.HERi
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw.YoRK. SATURDAY. APRIL Q. Is
ARRIVED

PORT OF NETWORK. SATURDAY. APRIL 9. 1881
ARRIVED.
Steamer Iudg ate Hill Br). Brown. London Mar 25
passengers Henderson Bros Arrived the Bar
a: Sam.
steamer Umbra (Brl McMickan Liverpool April 2 and
Queenstown with mdse and passengers Vernon Brown
with passengers o c II Nailory!s Co
sTMsEIEm%ina ssn,; Hoos moasras sw hazy
CLEARED
steamer (Br, Menzgs. Standardization Bros.
steamer Lake Superior (Br) stuart Liverpool Jas Arkeu
steamer Warwick tBr' James, Avonmouth Dock. E-w
steamer Thlnsvala tDanl Laub. stettn. Copenhagen
Steamer Eiam tDtch, Taat Authenticated. Edge
steamer FL callao tBr, scholtz campano cuad Bolivar
steamer (Br, Jackman Port Antonio Ja-Ausin Bald
steamer Edith Golden (Br Bennett. Monego Bay. Jad
steamer Niagara. Bemi. Havana-Jas f Ward & CO.
Steamer Alamo, Risk, Key West ana Galveston-C NAL
steamer Newt Orleans Hasey .orleans-s Seaman.
steamer Cherokee DOane. Charleston Jacksonville
Steamer Gayandotte Kelley. Newport News and West
Point va-od Dominion IS Co
steamer vineiand Hart Baltimorc-B n Downer.
steamer c Knight. Young. Alexandria ana George
steamer Ii Dimock. Hallett Boson-H Dimock.
SAILED
steamers AqraniA CITY Of Richmond Lake Superior and
Ptoemy for Liverpool Vera for Bremen Edam, Amser.
dam; Beigenand: Antwerp La Gaseogne Havrs; Ealto,
Edith Goden Kingston Ja Se Niagara HAWAII
Ss savannah chfsS eso
&C; Richmond. Richmond, &c; h Knight Georgetown,
Also saied-via Long Island souni-steamers Franconb
for Portland: IL Dmock. Boston.
THE MOVEMENTS OF srEANER1
FOREIGN PORTS
Obj. Latch for Ssw.YorE ''' '' Vi "'''''"
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PHILIP ]. LAUDER,

PHILADELPHIA, April (Speciab.-Philp j. LAUDER died
this evening age fifty three He probably the best
known restaurant keeper in the city, and made several
fortunes in tho business successfully lost his means
in speculation He in business up to the time Oh us
death Fourth-st, about Chestnut
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DELEGATE TO ALAW CONGRESS-

PHILADELPHIA, April tSpeciaD.-The American Bar
Association has appointed Francis Rawle Of this city
delegate the meeting OF the for the Reform
aud todfcati0n OF the Laws OF Nations which will DO
held in Europe this summer.
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MIRIyE fVTELL[G EYOE.
MINIATURE ALBANIA


Sun rises 525 Sets $50 Noon 9:3i Moons ago. II
WATER
IK-sandy Hook g23 Gov. Isvd $3.50 Hell GatA 1129
P.A-sAndy Hook. $40 Gov. lard 9sS Hell Gate. llS7
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thu outside BY order q dc wAfds Bells let them pass
Both mon went outside, turned eofner took on their
urison trousers and HAVING civilian clothes undernean
joined the people the streets unebsefved They made
good me though their eseape was soon aiseoVefso'
not trace OF them has been found
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GEORGE PURDY HUNT.

Boston. April 9.-George Purdy Hunt age fifty. CABIN
passenger on the steamer Catalonia, and engineer In
the United Navy died the passage April 0, ana
was buried at sea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-10

Chief Engineer Hunt born in York. He was
appointed third assistant engineer in 1861 and assigned
to duty on the steamer Rhode Island. promoted to
second assistant engineer In 1868 and to first assistant
engineer in 1866 He raised to chief engineer
I'm 1870
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OUTGOING STEAMERS.

MONDAY. APRIL IL
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scription in large gilt teal box characters
on background Of green, and this in
scription, being Interpreted, reads:
'GREETING oF THE WHOLE ORDER TO
Hrs Holmes"
To the right of the doorway, on q
strip Of red foot wide. and reaching
from the ceiling to the floor. is the in
scription, also in Chinese characters,
of course: 1.-THE holy writings as they
appeared before myriads OF people,
On the left side of the doorway on q
similar strip Of bright red is this: ''And
he shall continue forevermore through
thousands and thousands of years"
The eject of this little pagan temple
of worshin as seen from the front room
Is dramatic and picturesque. The roon
Is jealously darkened. the rear window
being not only painted, but covered with
thick curtains. On the floor is thick
Brussels carpet of large, sombre, red
and black figure. Ranged along each
side of the wall are rows OF large square
backed chairs of black polished wood
as hard as iron, and richly carved in gro
tesque designs. The walls are hand
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hob with the fan tan and other little
games wherein powers unseen work re
venges on irreligious Cinnamon
Not only are regular Pagan ceremonies
held at TIE altar Of Kwan Coon, but in
dividual Cinnamon are continually going
to it to offer up their prayers, and par
ticularly to invoke the joss to tell
them as to the prospects OF any enter
prises they have on foot coming to a sue
cessful issue For this latter purpose
there rest upon the altar two little blocks
Of wood somewhat crescent shaped and
fiat on one side and rounded on the
other. While the opium pipes were
softly gurgling yesterday, and the sleek
Chinaman at the centre table was SOM
nolently fumbling with the grimy
counters before him, the door from the
outer world quietly opened and two
dainty little Celestials sidled in in q
modest, deprecating sort of way. Ju
Tien was the name of one and Wye Jap
was the other. Both of them gave the
sleek man at the table a sing-song greet
ing, which he sleepily returned. Neither
of them liked reporters, and they dis
ShStig buihCu up their uObcS ~ one VINO
was present, after which they went into
the joss room, for they had come on
business. It was Ju Tien who had the
business, and Wye Jap had come along
for company, and he made himself use
full by serving as screen to keep off the
eyes of the foreign devil, while Ju Tien
gathered Joss's views about going tc
Middletown to embark in the laundry
business. To do this he knelt on both
knees before the altar, taking in each
hand one of the sent-shaped pieces OF
wood. These he knocked softly together
while he prayed in whisper, and at the
end of his prayer he let both the bits of
wood fall to the floor. They fell with
the fat side up. This meant, as the in
terpreter explained, that good luck
would attend the Middletown trip, and
that the sooner Ju Tien set out for there
the better.
"If the pieces of wood had fallen fat
side down." said the interpreter, "it
would have been very bad omen, and
Ju Ten would have thought before he
went on his journey. II one had fallen
fiat side up and the other flat side down,
it would have meant that the chances of
lucky journey were just about even."
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HKi LIN, THE DRAGON.

filled with stubs Of joss sticks and the
ashes Of counterfeit money offered up in
his honor. Standing close to his feet are
three teacups filed with moi moi due, and
moi moi due is a kind of Chinese wine
whereof barrel might be drank with
impunity, so far as any fear of intoxica-
ton is concerned. Kwan Coon never
takes any himself, but the article is con-
stantly kept there in case he might want
it, as is also quantity of orange peel,
sweetened dough and other delicacies.
Kwan Coon and his body guard and
secretary, it should be borne in mind,
are all painted in very bright colors on
the same rice paper.
Way down on the floor in ono corner,
to the left Of the mighty Kwan Coon, is
a shield of yellow paper with Chinese
characters all over it, and on shabby
little bit Of board in front of it bowl
Of sand, with the remains of a few burned
joss sticks in front. This is the shrine
Of sort Of cad of a joss, who looks
after the earth and has nothing to do
with heavenly affairs. The inscriptions
tell about his influence on the crops and
the mining industries, but he has little
weight, and is only half recognized, for
fear Kwan Coon, who is of a Jealous dis
position, might get offended and pla
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GOTnAM'S "JOSS.0
A MIGHTY CHINESE IDOL IN
NEW YORK.
How Kwan Coon is Quartered in
Mott Street.-The Gods Ap-
poarance, Surroundings
and Worshipers.

II doesn't matter how cold the wealth.
er is, or how generally disagreeable it is,
the sidewalks of Mott street and the road
way itself are always filed with China.
men. You have to make your way
through great numbers of these indis-
criminately scattered figures, who always
seem as though slight jar would jostle
them over, and when you get to the steps
of No. IS you find generally group of
them staying patiently just where they
seem to have been put. When the
weather is anything like fine, there is gen.
orally Chinaman sitting on the TOP OF
the steps in chair which seems to have
got there by accident. He is fat and
shiny-faced Chinaman, and his oblique
little eyes are staring off into dreamy
vacancy. Not the slightest intimation
that he is aware of your existence does
he give you as you stumble up the
crooked steps to him. He sees you enter
the hallway with the LIME indifference
with which he saw you mount the steps.
If Joss is holding a reception of any
kind you have only to follow your nose
to find him. The pungent odor of Joss
STICKS and burning paper and incense
creeps down grimy staircase up which
you are to go. At the top of it you find
yourself at door gorgeously decorated
with red and yellow and green paint,
like the front of Thompson street
Italian barber shop. Knock on this door
and it will open about four inches and
let you see a curious weakened little face,
rlrs,. l.. Il 4 n
little black eyes, and sharp, narrow
little head, with mass of coarse long
hair faring out from it in all directions
and as black as ink. If you pass the
scrutiny of this face you are led into
dark little anteroom. Out of this room
door opens into another, which is well
lighted and comparatively cheerful.
This is the church, the Joss room. and
the club room of the Lun Gee Tong
Society.
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somely papered, and from the ceiling
close to the doorway hang two great
pagoda-like lanterns.
But the central glory of all is of course
the massive gilded shrine of the mighty
Kwan Coon, before whom all good
Chinaman, even those who are Christian
lied, stand with reverence. The altar
table is of the same black iron-like wood
of the chairs-that is, so much of it as is
of wood. Its general effect is a glitter
ing mass of gold and silver. TIE front
is solid piece of figures in relief, all of
gold, and forming series of allegories.
The first group in the upper left-hand
corner represents industry. A laborer is
leading donkey into the fields, and
astride the donkey is pudgy clump of
gold which is supposed to represent q
boy. Near by is another laborer, and he
is leading still another clumpy boy by
the hand, much against the young gen.
tleman's wishes. A DR.. monopolist is
sitting in the doorway of his house,
looking with grim indifference upon this
touch ng scene of reluctance to work for
u living.
Then after this allegory is the allegory
of Wisdom. A sage is seated by stream
engaged in the peaceful occupation of
fishing, and as he fishes he pulls his long,
flowing beard and lectures to number
of awe-stricken persons, who seem to be
taking in all his stories about the fish he
has caught as solid truths. Below all
this, and reaching clear across the altar
front, is scene from some weird and in
comprehensive Chinese drama, with dis
tressed looking ladies, severe looking ar
mored parties on horseback, and full
line of supernumeraries. All this work
is protected from injury by awire screen,
which is taken down during the relig-
ious ceremonies.
On the altar there isa quantity shaped
silver incense urn, ,surmounted by gilded
dragon, the identical sacred Hhi Lin who
is supposed to have been present at the
birth of the mighty Confucius. Flank
ing this urn, on each side of it, are two
great silver candlesticks, and on each
side of them two other ornamented urns
of silver-all these adornlnents being
nearly three feet high.
Back of this altar, which stands out
about three feet from the wall, and on
the wall itself, isthe mighty Kwan Coon
himself, the original joss and heaven
god. At his right is his body guard, a
swarthy-looking person. and at his left
is bland and sleek-faccd young man,
who is his secretary. John Hay is the
name of the body guard. There is moth
ing low down about the appearance of
Kwan Coon himself, and if it were not
for his expression of absolutely idiotic-
self-conceit he might pass for a decent
enough sortssof Joss. Before him there
burns an eternal gas jet, and bowl full
of sand on the opposite side Of him ID
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''The Lun Gee Tong is a very ancient
society in China, said Chinaman who
was there yesterday, and it is something
like the Free Masons. The sign are d.f-
ferent, and the ritual varies from that of
the Free Masons as known here, but it
has many points in common. We have
about &, 900 members here in New York,
and all who get in have to pay an initia-
tion fee. twas the society that set up
the joss here. It is private Joss-that
is, it belongs to the society There is a
public Joss up at 202 Chatham square. !"
High up on the front room of the wall
was a framed picture of Masonic en-
blems, the two pillars surmounted hv
globes and resting on tessellated pave
ment, the square and compass the
eternal vigilant eve, and, in large red
letters, the words: 'IN COP WE TRusT.n
just under this picture, built up about
three feet from the floor, was a platform
spread over with mats, and stretched out
ON these mats, with little glass peanut
oil lamp between them, were two able
bodied Celestials invigorating their con-
stitutions by smoking opium. On the
west side of the wal! was cheap mirror,
with a switch of red cloth hung around
its top, and on the same wall, and on the
other side Of the door leading into the
anteroom, there was grouped upon the
wall, like collection of armor. taste
fully arranged array of the weapons with
which the Celestials produce these appal-
ling combinations Of noise, which they
refer to as music-long, spidery- looking
banJos, bamboo wind instruments, and
strange, grotesquely shaped horns sug-
gestive Of awful possibilities of uproar,
Across the room under table was what
looked like mackerel keg, with dried
leather tied over the ends; that was o
tom-tom. In the centre of the room was
round table at which fat Chinaman
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The Origin Of a Quaker Custom.

George Fox used at one time to at
tend public worship in the established
church, but when the preacher uttered
sentiments he could not agree with, he
would most solemnly put on his broad
brimmed hat. and only take it off when
a welcome strain of doctrine recurred.
If he had sat with his hat on for very
long, and the sermon was still distaste.
full to him, he would slowly rise and
silently walk out. 1t was originally for
purposes Of fhabitual protest that Friends
sat in places of worship with their hats
on. From the rise Of Quakerism there
has always been dislike to display or
show in dress. = Casselgs Magazine.
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But Ju Tien wasn't satisfied with one
assurance of good luck, and wanted an
other. On the altar in jar were hun
dred or more thin sticks about eight
inches long and quarter of an inch
wide. Ju Tien went u this jar and,
nuttering some more prayers, closed his
eyes and took one Of the sticks from the
jar at random. On each of the sticks is
inscribed a number, and in a book of
tate, which is one Of the joss house prop
critics, there is set opposite each Of the
aumbers on the sticks prophecy. The
prophecies are little after the Bunsby,
f-so- -be-as-how, why-not2 order Of pre-
1ictions, and Ju Tien went away in no
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A Narrow Escape.

There were three of them on the back
platform of q car, and two Of them
seemed to be well acquainted. They
were talking about the weather when one
of them addressed the third man with:
"Don't you think that all indications
point to very se-"
''Hushl" Interrupted his friend, as he
touched his arm.
"Why, what's up!"
"That man is a lawyer, and if he gives
you his opinion ON next winter it'll cost
you $5. ."-NeU York Sun.
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JU TIEN ASKS ADVICE.

B ~ AAA4AN <AsAAo AZ AOAss
manner discouraged as to his proposed
Journey. Both he and Wye. Jap toddled
out Of the room quite radiant, Wheeling
and whining in the most social way, and
sven forgetting to bestow any more scorn
on the stray reporter.
1T is only members of the Lun Gee
Tong Society, " explained theirterpreter,
"who have the privilege Of invoking
Joss in this way here or, in fact, Of visit
ing these rooms. But Chinaman rarely
makes any move Of Importance without
going through that ceremony to see how
1t is going to come out As Ju Tien did
there, they burn few joss sticks to pay
Kwan for his trouble, and go away quite
satisfied with the result. '--New York
SIN. M vi
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sat gazing intently on counting machine
before him. A dead silence reigned over
everything, broken only by the g,irgling
OF the opium pipes and the soft whistling
OF the wind through the little stove
to the chimney. The floor was
covered with bright linoleum, and the
walls were newly papered. There was q
very tidy air about everything, even to
the opium divan.
But this was only the common room,
devoted to opium sociability and Chris,
tian religious services The splendid
apartment was the back parlor opening
into the front room through broad slid
ing doors, which were thrown wide
apart. Over this doorway there is an in
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Where He Missed Ii.

First Anglomaniac 'Cholly, see--
aw-by the papahs that the Pwince Of
Wales aw-has bahd cold
Second Anglomaniac lsneezing)-
"You dode thaya Well, thib wedder i'd
vedy bad for codes. Y
CONSERVATION Of First AngIomaniac,
who neglected to take cold Immediately
on reading Of Wales's condition. Pits
nr0h Chr0nicLe.. \ .